Cardinals defensive back Tyrann Mathieu knows first-hand much of what troubled Browns receiver Josh Gordon is going through and thus, he knows that any advice he gives him is not as important as what Gordon finds out for himself.

“Me having been through it and having a little bit of experience with that, I don’t think anybody in the world could possibly tell him anything,'' Mathieu told NFL Network Tuesday night.

Tyrann Mathieu (AP Photo)

"No one could tell me anything when I was going through it. I had to figure that out for myself. So hopefully he will get the point, hopefully he will get the message, but most of the time it takes for people to hit rock bottom for them to start believing in their self and start seeking help. A lot of people can reach out to you, but that doesn’t mean you always take that help and take that advice. He just has to want it for himself.”

After being kicked out of LSU before the 2012 season for multiple substance-abuse policy violations, and getting arrested on possession charges later that year, Mathieu went into rehab at John Lucas's famed treatment program in Houston. He discussed it at length publicly and with teams leading up to last year's draft, went in the third round of the draft to Arizona and has been a model player since.

Gordon, also with numerous drug issues and an arrest last weekend, has to assess his priorities, Mathieu said, as he did when his life spiraled.

“You have to weigh your pros and your cons. What do you want to be in life and who do you not want to be in life?'' Mathieu told the network. "You have to add all of those things up. I’m pretty sure who you want to be in life will weigh a lot more than who you don’t want to be in life. So hopefully he can get that. I’m still young myself, I don’t know too much about it, but I do know that it takes a lot to look in that mirror and fix yourself.”

Mathieu said he is progressing "very well" from his torn ACL last December. He also recently had a son, further motivating him to stay on track.